pintado

[ pin-tah-doh ]

/ pɪnˈtɑ doʊ /

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noun, plural pin·ta·dos, pin·ta·does.

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Also pin·ta·da

[pin-tah-duh]. /pɪnˈtɑ də/.

Origin of pintado

1595–1605; <Portuguese, past participle of pintar to paint <Vulgar Latin *pinctus painted. See pinta

Both he and his companion Pintado died, however, of fever, forty only of his crew returning to Plymouth.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
Here we saw some pintado birds, being the first since we left the land.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16|Robert Kerr
The cut shows a general view of the ruin called by the guide Pueblo Pintado, the first one discovered in coming from the south.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV|Hubert Howe Bancroft
The wall of the Pueblo Pintado was found by excavation to extend at least two feet below the surface of the ground.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV|Hubert Howe Bancroft

The Pueblo Pintado is built on a knoll twenty or thirty feet high, about three hundred yards from the river.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV|Hubert Howe Bancroft